Bragg, Edward Stuyvesant, 1827-1912 Colloquy under fire!
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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC06181 Author/Creator: Bragg, Edward Stuyvesant, 1827-1912 Place Written: Sharpsburg, Maryland Type: Autograph quotation signed Date: 17 September 1862 Pagination: 1 p. : Height: 17 cm, Width: 11.5 cm Order a Copy
Quote from Antietam battlefield. Reads "Aid-de Camp Haskell (riding on to the field & raising his cap) 'Genl Gibbons' compliments: Press the enemy as far as it is safe' Col Bragg. 'raising a [] hat' 'Col Bragg's compliment to Genl Gibbons - It has been d--d unsafe here for fifteen minutes' ----- 'Steady six- forward.'"
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